Furniture-drawer.



No. 884,727. PATENTED APR. 14, 1908. W. GRAT-TAN.

FURNITURE DRAWER.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. e. 1907.

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PATENT OFFICE.

FURNITURE-DRAWER.

Sp-ecii'lcaton of Letters Patent.

Patented April 14, 1908.

Application led IAugust 8, 1907. Serial No. 387,590.

To all. folio-m 'it 'may commi-a.'

.Be it known that l, WithiAM Gita-Tran, a su bject of the King ol Great Britain and lreland, the., residing at l)ool ie, in the State ol Victoria, Commonwealth ol Australia, have invented certain new and useful vimprovements in Furiiiture-Drawcrs; and Al do hereby declare the followimIV to be a full, clear, and exact description ol'P the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

This invention iclates to furniture drawers, especially those in which fitting, niaterials, and workmanship result in construction where the drawers (without my attachments) are apt to jam or stick when beingr opened or closed, unless special attention is given to the performance of the action to avoid that result. l provide ittings which can be readily attached to either old or new drawers and th ir easings, and which are inexpensive; these iittings prevent the drawers from sticking; in addition any drawer is at will prevented from opening, except to a predetermined extent.

rlhe accompanying drawings illustrate the invention, the scope of which includesniodiiications, as to number, sizes, and propor- Figure 1 is a side view showing a drawer partly open, with 1n vertical section. also broken away to show railing. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing part of an open drawer, .its chest or easing being in horizontal section. Fig. 3 is a front view of a corner of a chest of drawers, part of a drawer being shown in vertical section, whereby its front is not seen. Fig 4 is a transverse vertical section showing part of a drawer, drawer channel, casing rail, and casing. Fig. 5 shows a modification of Firr. 4. Fig. 6 is a vertical section longitudinatlly through ends of'a casing rail, and shows attachments to the casino'. Fig. 7 is a vertical seetion 'longitudinally through a rail above the drawer illustrating means whereby the extent of drawer opening is at will limited.

In these views the casing is marked o at the drawer rear, l at its top, and c at its base. d is the part of the casing located over Athe closed drawer front.

Part of the drawer is e is the drawer; under it at each side a V sha ed groove u, Fig. 4, is cut extending from ront to rear; in this groove is fastened a V shaped metal channel the chest or casing thereofy g, the rear of which is upbent behind the drawer,and has arms q having bearings supportingr a wheel f. The latter is. grooved, and mounted to ride on a rail h, on which rail the channel 1] also rests. When vthe side rotates. The rails are arallel, one to each drawer channel, the rai ends being (as at 1n., Fig. (i) bent down, pointed, and drlven in, or (as at n, that figure) flattened or recessed, and secured by a screw or the like, to, casingr c. 'By tilting up or slightly raising the drawer liront s, 4during the opening orV closing, the weight of the drawer can be taken oli' the rails and mt more on wheels f whereby the action will be still easier.

Each wheel j' may have its bearings or inonntiiug in a bracket or plate distinct from channel g, but the attachment can beinore rapidly iitted. without fear of inaccuracy when the channel metal is upturiied as above described. A recess in the drawer back i, may be made in sonic cases 'for wheel f, or

shown to allow the wheel to enter and permit of the drawer going back close to casing c. Usually no recess is needed. The channel is of inodiied section in some cases as at p, Fig. 5 and the section of the rail is rounded at the top as at t Fig. 5.

Over the drawer middle fixed to casin b is a rail c extendinfir from front to rear. T is rail acts as a gui( e to cause the drawer to open and close easily. The drawer back 'i has a recess or short groove in which rail k fits. At one or more parts rail k is provided with a pivoted part or stop l which may be lon itudinal or may be transversely turned to iave its projecting endsin front of the drawer back i to prevent the drawer bein opened more than toallow the bac-lc to reac the stop l. The inner end of the stop is shown at o Fig. 7, but this is one of the details which can be modified. A stop l at the end of rail Il: is shown, but others could be added. Rail it' is in some cases so e'fiieient as to be usable without the use of rails h; and in some eases wheels f are omitted.

What I claim as niy invention and desire .to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:- 4

1. A furniture fitting comprising a rail having means for mounting it in position over a drawer, said rail having a movable stop adapted, in one position to prevent With,- drawal of the drawer and in another position drawer is closed, or opened, wheelf at each.

part o'll it, or casing a may be recessed at r as' soA to form a continuation of the rail and permit withdrawal of the drawer. r

2. The combination with a drawer hav-ing the to of its 'back recessed ap roximately at its mi dle and a rail fixed to .t e drawer casin and fitting in said recess whereby said ra forms a guide for the drawer and said rail having one or more pivoted stops.

3. The combination 0f a casing having a guide rail and a drawer having a recess extending' substantiall throu hout its length and a metal channe locatecwithin said recess and ittin said guide rail, and a grooved wheel carried y said drawer at its rear and runnin on said rail.

4. T e combination of a casing having a guide rail and a drawer having a metal channel extendin substantially throulghout its length and tting said -guide ra', and a grooved wheel carried by said drawer at its rear and running on. said rail.

'5. The combination of a casing having ralls fixed thereto, a drawer having grooves along substantially its entir( ength, metal channels in said ooves slidinon said rails, a rall tted to t e casing at he top of said drawer and having a stop, said drawer havmg a groove fitting said rail and adapted to be held in said casing by said stop.

.6. A fitting for drawers comprising a metal rail'havlng means at its ends for xin r it to a casing and a metal channel adapted to be fixed to a drawer, said channel being upturned at its rear and having a roll f adapted to ride on said rail.

In testimony whereof7 I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM GRATTAN.

Witnesses:

GEORGE G. TURRs, BEATRICE M. LOWE. 

